Textbook
The Blue Planet: An Introduction to Earth System Science, 3rd EditionISBN: 978-0-471-23643-6
Hardcover
672 pages
January 2011, ©2011
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- The overall structure of the text more clearly reflects the spheres of the Earth system.
- Significant emphasis is placed on cycling of materials and energy, and interactions among the spheres.
- "The Basics" feature focuses on basic science that is carried over from chapter to chapter.
- More systematic documentation of human impacts on the various spheres of the Earth system.
- Addition of new material on ecosystems, biomes, and soils.